Shanee Roe
Born in 1996 in New York, USA
Lives and works in Berlin
Shanee Roe, born in New York in 1996, is an artist who studied fine arts and animation, attending respected programs at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Leipzig with mentors like Daniel Richter and Christoph Ruckhäberle.
Her paintings and drawings reference the history of painting from Expressionism to New Objectivity.In her paintings and drawings, created in various cities including Tel Aviv, Leipzig, Zeitz, and Užice, Serbia, Roe meticulously explores interpersonal situations and forms of intimacy in urban and peripheral environments. Her new works depict power relationships ranging from blunt sexuality to intense compassion, while capturing forms of human intimacy from the mundane to the festive.